Get Out Is Now The Highest Grossing Debut Film Based On An Original Screenplay In History

A return of $150m has seen Jordan Peele’s movie break a long-held box office record.

Chris Washington, played by Daniel Kaluuya, from Get Out.
Universal Pictures

Jordan Peele's Get Out has passed The Blair Witch Project as the highest-grossing feature-length debut for a writer/director of an original screenplay. 1999's The Blair Witch Project held the top spot for nearly 20 years, until the huge success of Peele's first film.

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As Forbes reports, as of March 31, Get Out has crossed the $150m mark in domestic sales. This is more than the $140m The Blair Witch Project made at the U.S. box office when it was released 18 years ago.

In March, three weeks after its release, Get Out crossed the esteemed $100 million mark, making Peele the first black writer-director to do so with their debut movie. Get Out was made for a budget of $4.6m.